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A missile is fired from a jet flying horizontally at Mach 2 (2200 ft/s). The missile has a horizontal acceleration of 1000 ft/s2. Calculate its horizontal velocity at 10.0 seconds after it is fired. (Assume constant acceleration of the missile throughout its flight.)
12,200 ft/s
10,000 ft/s
2300 ft/s
7800 ft/s
my answer is 2300 ft/s
1 answer
V = Vo + a*t = 2200 + 1000*10 = 12,200 ft/s.